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Unsigned But Almost Certainly By John Wilkes Of Birmingham, Late 17th Century
Unsigned But Almost Certainly By John Wilkes Of Birmingham, Late 17th Century
19.6 cm. wide (including striking-plate)
Footnotes
For a similar lock in Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire, see Avery Tipping, 'English Homes, Period IV', Country Life Publications, vol. I, p. 362 (illustrated)
A detector lock by John Wilkes (d. 1733), showing how many times the lock had been opened, is in the Victoria and Albert Museum (inv. no. M 109-1926). Two others are also preserved there. The first (inv. no. 207-1879) is signed Johannes Wilkes Fecit De Birmingham', and the second (inv. no. 5405-1859) 'Johannes Wilkes De Birmingham Fecit'
A further example was sold in these Rooms, see Antique Arms, Armour and Modern Sporting Guns ..., 1 December 2009, lot 454








